Encourage Your Artist! Here you will find a few resources that reinforce attitudes that will draw forth your child's creative gifts and talents. Most successful adult artists can trace their development back to a key person (or persons) who believed that they could create, and did create, beautiful art. Someone believed they were an artist from the very beginning. Take the time to enjoy these resources with your child. Take the time to talk about the important concepts that these resources share. I hope these tools help you see the beauty in your child's creations.
Everyone is an Artist on Voice Thread: Everyone is an Artist! You will be exiting this website if you click on this link.
Affirmation through Animation: Why are you so good at art? You will be exiting this website if you click on this link.
Affirming the Older Child!
Older children are especially sensitive to the comments and attitudes of others. One discouraging word can find its way into your child's heart and do long lasting damage. Keep the positive affirmations coming and outweigh the negative with the positive. Middle school and high school students often make art that is "immature." Developing a more mature style requires practice, commitment and time to unfold. Your middle school or high school artist might express frustration about not being able to make things look "real." Photorealism is an art style that young people tend to think is the end-all of art. Help open middle school and high school aged minds to the possibility that they might become a great abstract artist, a great photographer, sculptor or collage artist. Middle and high school artists need support in understanding that there are a wide variety of creative gifts. They also need your help as they learn to embrace the ways they are uniquely wired to express themselves artistically. What a boring world this would be if all the art around us was Photorealism! The world is a better place when young people grow into adults who embrace their gifts.
Photorealism: an artistic style in which an artist attempts to create artwork so precise and exactly accurate that, on first glance, it can be mistaken for a photograph.
You can contact Mrs. Clark at clarka@howellschools.com
Here you will find a few resources that reinforce attitudes that will draw forth your child's creative gifts and talents. Most successful adult artists can trace their development back to a key person (or persons) who believed that they could create, and did create, beautiful art. Someone believed they were an artist from the very beginning. Take the time to enjoy these resources with your child. Take the time to talk about the important concepts that these resources share. I hope these tools help you see the beauty in your child's creations.
Everyone is an Artist on Voice Thread:
Everyone is an Artist!
You will be exiting this website if you click on this link.
Affirmation through Animation:
Why are you so good at art?
You will be exiting this website if you click on this link.
Affirming the Older Child!
Older children are especially sensitive to the comments and attitudes of others. One discouraging word can find its way into your child's heart and do long lasting damage. Keep the positive affirmations coming and outweigh the negative with the positive. Middle school and high school students often make art that is "immature." Developing a more mature style requires practice, commitment and time to unfold. Your middle school or high school artist might express frustration about not being able to make things look "real." Photorealism is an art style that young people tend to think is the end-all of art. Help open middle school and high school aged minds to the possibility that they might become a great abstract artist, a great photographer, sculptor or collage artist. Middle and high school artists need support in understanding that there are a wide variety of creative gifts. They also need your help as they learn to embrace the ways they are uniquely wired to express themselves artistically. What a boring world this would be if all the art around us was Photorealism! The world is a better place when young people grow into adults who embrace their gifts.
Photorealism: an artistic style in which an artist attempts to create artwork so precise and exactly accurate that, on first glance, it can be mistaken for a photograph.
You can contact Mrs. Clark at clarka@howellschools.com